What does a dime a dozen mean?
Idiom Meaning:
very common and with no unique value
Examples of this Idiom in Movies & TV Shows:
Death of a Salesman (1985)
Time of Scene:
Willy Loman: The door of your life is wide open!
Biff Loman: Pop, I’m a dime a dozen and so are you…
Willy Loman: I am not a dime a dozen! I’m Willy Loman and you are Biff Loman!
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Street Kings (2008)
Time of Scene:
Tom Ludlow: You killed Washington!
Captain Jack Wander: Fuck him! Fuck Santos! Fuck Demille! Fuck Clady! Fuck them all! Fuck them all! They’re a dime a dozen. You… you, man. You’re special. You’re special to me.
Superman Returns (2006)
Time of Scene:
Lex Luthor: Kitty, what did my father used to say to me?
Kitty Kowalski: You’re losing your hair.
Lex Luthor: Before that.
Kitty Kowalski: Get out.
Lex Luthor: He said: You can print money, manufacture diamonds, and people are a dime a dozen, but they’ll always need land. It’s the one thing they’re not making any more of.
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